CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY INSPECTIONS

Pursuant to the following code no building may be occupied until all the requirements imposed on the construction of such building have been complied with and a Certificate of Occupancy Inspection performed and accepted.

17.05.020 NO USE OR OCCUPANCY UNTIL REQUIREMENTS FULFILLED. Issuance of a land use permit or approval authorizes the recipient to commence the activity resulting in a change of use of the land or, subject to obtaining a planning clearance for a building permit if required pursuant to this Title 17 of the Fruita Municipal Code, to commence work to construct, erect, move, or substantially alter buildings or other structures or to make necessary improvements to a subdivision. However, except as otherwise permitted in this Title, the intended use may not be commenced, and no building may be occupied, until all of the requirements of this Title and all additional requirements imposed pursuant to the issuance of a permit or approval have been complied with. It shall be within the administrative discretion of the City Manager, Community
Development Director and City Engineer to allow the temporary placement of a mobile home, a temporary construction trailer and/or temporarily postpone certain required improvements until seasonable weather permits compliance with applicable requirements.

The Mesa County Building Department performs all building code inspections for the City of Fruita. Fruita requires one additional inspection prior to any building being occupied. Mesa County does not notify Fruita of the need for this inspection, so it must be ordered by contacting the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Department or CODE ENFORCEMENT. Prior to ordering this final inspection be sure to meet the requirements as outlined below.

RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS

In order to receive a Certificate of Occupancy from Mesa County, new construction must first be inspected by the City of Fruita Community Development Department. This inspection can be performed anytime after all the following requirements have been met:

1. Subdivision has been accepted by city and occupation authorized by Community Development department.
2. Builder submits a certified "As-built" plat, containing all required information, to the Community Development Department.
3. Entire lot grading is complete and in accordance with the original Planning Clearance, "As-built" plat, and approved subdivision grading plan.
4. All corner pins are in place and visible (clearly marked).
5. Adjacent sidewalks, flow-lines of curbs and streets are clean and unobstructed.
6. All trash, weeds, construction materials and/or debris are removed from site.

Once the above requirements are met, an inspection may be ordered through the Community Development Department. In general, an inspection request placed before noon will be performed the same day; an after noon request will be performed the next afternoon. This same time frame applies to any required re-inspection.

The Community Development Department will perform one re-inspection, if needed. If additional inspections are required, a fee of $25 must be paid, prior to inspection and the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy.

TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

Under extraordinary circumstances, the Community Development Department may issue a "Temporary" Certificate of Occupancy. In general, this would only be when weather conditions have prevented proper grading and thus, the required "As-built", to be completed. This would not be when corner pins are missing or when sidewalks, streets or the subject lot are not cleaned.

As provided in the code, the Community Development Director may authorize the builder to enter into an agreement with the City of Fruita and provide a performance or cash bond, in the amount of the uncompleted work, to assure final completion of the City of Fruita requirements.

In any case, one re-inspection will be provided; additional inspections will incur the $25 fee.